Posts by Alfiejr

Quote: Originally Posted by blackbook  The cheaper iPhone will probably have a smaller screen, but it will likely share a lot of specs and cues from the iPad Mini and iPod Touch. I don't think Apple will ever make an...

assuming Apple wanted a $200 less expensive version of the iPhone, what would it take to upgrade the $300 iPod touch into a cellphone? antenna, chip, bigger case and more battery. we know Apple charges +$130 for 4G iPads vs. wifi only...

while several auto makers have announced Eyes Free Siri support, i can't find any cars for sale with it. are there any yet - any brand/model?

i doubt very much worldwide desktop/laptop PC sales will grow at all in 2013. Windows has peaked and has nowhere to go but down from here. in the first world the drop will be sharp this year - 10-20%, and even more in 2014. consumers...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69  The problem with this is that just about everybodies retirement is based on the stock market. As to the greater fool theory, there may be an aspect to that. I do believe that there...

ah, Constable, you seem to believe the stock market is based on rational economic investment, like the P/E ratio. but fact is most market "investors" are in fact really "speculators" who operate mainly on the Greater Fool theory (i just...

OMG! the sky is falling!! only 78% of the biggest tablet sales total - at premium prices - EVER!!!   well, it could be worse. it could be 0.4%. oh wait - that's the Zune Surface tablet. that's taken. maybe that's the real...

Quote: Originally Posted by blackbook  I don't think cannibalization is as bad as analyst say. I would assume Retina iPad sales are flat and Mini sales are driving the major growth in iPad sales overall. what is...

i just want to give a special Shout Out to the Microsoft Surface. based on other reports it's in a tight race with the Nook!   way to go, MS. like, Real Gone.

a not-too-wild guess based on other reports is about 50% of the smartphones are iPhones - this is US data only i assume - and 80% of the tablets are iPads. which would give Apple 65% of the combined Christmas Day total. that is a...